Brooklyn

Chapter Nine - Arielle

The next day, she had a day off. She checked her emails on her phone and saw that the contract had come through. She read it out at breakfast to Zac who made them both a cup of coffee and buttered toast.

"Well it sounds good to me but does it to you?" He asked, through a mouthful of toast,spraying crumbs all over the table. Arielle giggled as she wiped off the crumbs scattered on her side of the table.

"I think so." He smiled and took a sip of coffee.

"Then go for it, girl!" She smiled and nodded.

"I think I will."

"What do you do now then?"

"Sign it, send it off again. She left me her address."

"So we'll have to go to the library or something." Zac said.

"Yeah... But tonight we're going out."

"Oh good, where?" He stood up, grabbing their empty cups to wash them.

"With Cheryl and Kirsten. They want to celebrate with me too and Kirsten said she was dying to meet you again." Zac spun around, mid way through drying a cup. He looked surprised.

"Kirsten? Not Cheryl?" Arielle couldn't stop her smile, she too had seen the way Cheryl had acted around Zac too.

"Oh no definitely Cheryl too." Arielle teased. Zac rolled his eyes at her with a smile and continued cleaning his cups. Arielle left the kitchen and got dressed. Zac got dressed too and then they both took a walk down to the local library.

"You know I've had a think about the name..." Arielle told Zac. He looked at her with a smile.

"Yeah? What are you thinking?"

"Princess Designs." Arielle looked at Zac closely. He placed his arm around her shoulders.

"I like it. Your motto could be 'For little and big princesses'!" Arielle smiled happily.

"I just need Marianne to agree."

"Why shouldn't she?" Zac asked as they walked into the library.

"Well it's helpful to get her confirmation before doing anything. I should ring her. Look can you print off my contract while I ring her? Just to make sure?"

"Sure." Zac smiled. Arielle handed him her library card and told him her email address and password before walking out of the library and dialling on her cell. Marianne picked up on her cell number on the second ring.

"Arielle, darling. You read through the contract?"

"I did. I agree with it all, just printing it off now."

"How can I help then?"

"I considered the name. It's significant to me so I hope you'll like it."

"Go on."

"Princess Designs." There was a short pause and Arielle's heart squeezed.

"I love it," Arielle let out a huge sigh of relief as her heart relaxed. "Get that contract signed for me and by the time it's with me, I'll have sorted out where exactly your store will be." Arielle quickly thanked Marianne and then hung up. She walked into the library and over to Zac who was talking to the librarian while waiting for the printing to finish. Zac looked at Arielle while the librarian turned to collect the paperwork.

"Well? What did she say?"

"She loves it."Arielle told him, happily.

"That's brilliant!" He hugged her. She smiled, hugging him back then releasing him so she could get the paperwork off the librarian. Zac thanked the woman then they walked back towards the apartment. Zac hesitated outside of a coffee shop.